The best intentions of hens and bears
Are marred by careless thinking
Many an effort towards the right thing
Is scotched by lunch-time drinking.
‘If you want to, I’ll change the situation, right people right time … boom-boom, my son.’
‘You are in a jolly mood this morning, Herr Sloth.’
‘Morning. Otto that I am, and please call me Ted. I’m on a mission with this day centre business. I really feel I could be so good for them.’
‘Were you involved in last week’s enlivenments?’
‘No, not directly but there’s a tide in the affairs of day care.’
Otto looked at Ted. ‘It was the case that damage occurred and horses frightened, I think.’
‘Just a few hot heads. You always get them; they’ll not be back.’
‘Were the hotheads not organised and intent on trouble?’
‘No, of course not, it was jus
